Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

The Music Of Duke Ellington & Miles Davis
A 16 page research paper which takes a detailed look at the careers of both Ellington and Davis. The writer demonstrates the points of similarity between these two great artists and then discusses how they differed. Bibliography contains 15 sources.
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Noel Pointer / A Light That Went Out Too Soon
A 5 page research paper that looks at the life of jazz violinist Noel Pointer. His life was like a falling star across the night sky--brilliant and beautiful, awe-inspiring and all too short since he died suddenly of massive stroke at the age of 39...
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Jazz Plugs In / The Use Of Electronic Music In Jazz
A 5 page research paper which looks at how electronics have affected jazz. The writer begins with the fusion movement of the 60s and 70s which combined electronics with jazz and rock and then gives a brief overview of the effect which software...
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The Drug Culture of the 1970s and its Relationship to Rock Music
This 10 page report discusses the ways in which America's counterculture learned to turn to drugs, sex, and rock and roll to express their discontent with society in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As the rebellion grew, musicians turned to angry...
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Muddy Waters / King Of The Blues
A 5 page research paper on the life and music of this blues artist who was so influential to a whole generation of rock and blues musicians. It has been said of Muddy Waters that he took the blues from being a low moan over the Mississippi Delta and...
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Blues Music vs. Country Music
A 6 page paper analytically comparing these two styles of music. The writer details various similarities and differences in lyric and content, and includes two original songs as examples in an appendix.
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Frank Sinatra / The Man, The Celebrity
20 pages in length. The mystique of Frank Sinatra -- his music, his power and his celebrity -- has been addressed in countless books, magazines and documentaries. How he has captured his audience and held them in such a trance for over fifty years...
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The Revival Of Christian Music
An 8 page paper discussing Christian charismatic music and its revival since the mid-1980s. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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The Development of Sound Synthesizers in Response to Pop Culture
A 6 page paper that discusses how the legacy of electronic music has emerged since its first application to Bach to one of necessity by all musicians in order to re-create studio sounds on stage. The industry has responded well to artists' needs by...
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Music Education; the Kodaly and Suzuki Methods
This 12 page paper provides an overview of both the Kodaly and Suzuki methods of musical instruction, outlines the history of both methods, the structure of the systems and their intended use. This paper also considers what they are best used for,...
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The Suzuki Method of Teaching Music
This 5 page paper provides an overview of the method of teaching music created by Shinichi Suzuki. This controversial method of teaching recommends teaching very young children the violin and allowing infants to be inundated with music from birth....
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La Musique Concrete
A 9 page research paper on Musique Concrete (Concrete Music) -- a genre created using recordings of pre-existing sound material, usually not instrumental nor electronic in origin. Concrete Music was pioneered by Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry in...
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Bruce Springsteen
This 6 page paper provides an overview of the life and times of this rock and roll legend. The connection with his New Jersey home town is emphasized. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Peter Gabriel's "Come Talk to Me" As Poetry
A 4 page analysis of the lyrics to "Come Talk to Me" by songwriter Peter Gabriel. The writer argues that these lyrics can be considered independently from the music and that they stand alone as a poem in their own right. No additional sources...
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Modern Song Lyrics Analyzed / Conflict Theory
Bush's 1994 release "Machinehead" is analyzed in its relationship to conflict theory. Conflict theory is discussed as seen by sociologists Marx and Weber as well as later contributors such as Mead and Goffman. The focus of the 5 page paper is on the...
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